Port Blair, Feb. 1: The Member of Parliament, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma has provided Rs. 20,40,587/- from MPLAD fund for construction of Waiting Hall in the back side of Ortho Ward and Toilet Blocks in the back side of Female Ward within the premises of GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair. The move is to facilitate the poor inter Island patients coming from far-flung Islands, for their stay free of cost during treatment process.

The Member of Parliament during his visits to GB Pant Hospital has observed that poor patients along with attendants referred from various far flung and remote Islands are facing great hardships due to none availability of accommodation facilities. They are unable to afford their stay in lodges or even not able to bear the transportation expenses to visit the hospital daily from private lodges.

Observing the difficulties facing by them, Kuldeep Rai Sharma has now provided fund to the tune of Rs.20.40 lakhs for the purpose for early construction of waiting hall and toilet blocks in the premises of GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair.